The Doves of Peace were called back from migration last week to assist their sister-agency, the Does of Peace, in monitoring polling stations during today's election. According to Cornelius Kakapo, director of public relations for the Department of Well-Being and Safety (DWBS), the unprecedented decision was made "to ensure the integrity of the election." The Doves and Does, who are fully autonomous sub-groups of Park Police, attend Park … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2013—POPS 2014: Let the campaign begin!
The Park’s Election Office has released the names of the 145 Animals who have chosen to stand as candidates for the position of 2014 Park Official Prognosticator of Spring (POPS). At 2:00 a.m. this morning, the list of candidates was posted at the law courts and in front of the Ancient, Open-Air Theatre, the venue that will host tonight’s all-candidates debate. The list will remain posted until all votes are tallied on November 7. The total … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Significant number of Groundhogs say they won’t vote on November 7
A significant number of The Park's Groundhogs say they won't be voting for Park Official Prognosticator of Spring (POPS) on November 7. In a new poll conducted by the Park Election Office on Thursday, twenty-seven percent of Animals who identify themselves as Groundhogs, Whistlepigs, or Marmots said they would not be casting a ballot this year for POPS. The vast majority of those, however, said they would be voting for Keeper of the Nut four … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—POPS populi? SOPS’s Rana makes her case against elections in The Park
One of The Park's largest political action groups has launched a campaign against holding elections in The Park. In an op-ed piece published today in The Mantella Morning Post, Sylvana Rana, president of Save Our Political System (SOPS), writes that the recent POPS election campaign has demonstrated "how devastating general elections in The Park would be." Among Rana's arguments against elections, she lists the candidates' pandering to the … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2011—Small Animal Community releases 2012 Tulip Map
In anticipation of the official hibernation date of November 17, the Small Animal Hibernating Community (SAHC), in association with the Confederation of Ground Squirrels (CGS), the Idiosyncratic … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2012—POPS 2013: record number vie for coveted position
With only a few days to go before the annual all candidates' debate, the list of contenders vying for the position of Park Official Prognosticator of Spring (POPS) has reached the highest number in … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2016—Move over, October. You’re done.
Catch up before November starts: Stripes two ways: Groomer offers "WINK Coiffure" in honour of PIFF premiere Hibernators see red over Tavros tweets Gunnar Rotte takes leave of absence from work at … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
